secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Vera Bradley, Inc. (VRA)
CIK:        0001495320
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-06-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001495320-25-000047
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Vera Bradley Q1 revenue falls 23.8% to $51.7M; suspends FY2026 guidance
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- Net loss from continuing ops of ($18.3M) or ($0.66)/diluted share; non-GAAP loss ($10.1M) or ($0.36).
- Comparable sales declined 25.0%; Direct segment revenue fell 23.6% to $43.1M.
- Gross margin contracted to 44.1% from 50.1% a year ago; operating loss widened to ($17.9M).
- Cash and equivalents $11.3M, no ABL borrowings; inventory $99.2M.
- Company suspends forward guidance citing leadership changes and uncertain consumer environment.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000149532025000047/0001495320-25-000047-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1495320/000149532025000047/vra-20250611.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001495320-25-000047

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